Edinburgh Fringe
The Skinny guide to Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We bring you everything you need to get the most out of the Fringe, including previews, interviews, reviews and features.
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Fest MagazineOn the Waterfront
This is, predictably, great theatre, but is perhaps bigger than the Fringe can really accommodate Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Fest MagazineGreenstick Boy
“Punk is dead, they buried the corpse under the Eleanor Cross,” spills Greenstick Boy’s ebullient heroine as her reminiscences drift toward... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
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Felix Dexter - Not Just Another White Guy Lost In The Shuffle
Given the frightening levels of nutjob Fringe-liberalism on display in Edinburgh come festival season, it’s ironic that I have the Conservative Party t... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Fest MagazineIsy Suttie - The Suttie Show
As she bounces on to the stage with the sunny enthusiasm of a wet-behind-the-ears primary schoolteacher, there’s little sign that Isy Suttie is sufferi... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
Fest MagazineJason Cook - "Joy"
An emotional experience second to none in Fringe stand-up. Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
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Jeff Kreisler 08
Political satire doesn’t often travel too well, even when it comes from so familiar a country as the U.S. Anyone who’s watched Jon Stewart’... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008
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Damian Callinan in "mmm... they're small"
National stereotypes are something that people seldom believe to be true when applied to themselves. However, Australian comedian Damian Callinan has proven... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
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Seymour Mace in Testamental - Bible Stories Told By an Idiot
Anyone who’s walked the streets of the Toon on a Saturday night would be forgiven for greeting with scepticism a bible lesson from a Geordie. It’... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
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Ivan Brackenbury's Hospital Radio Christmas
The premise of this show may seem all too obvious. It is not difficult to imagine Ivan Brackenbury: a balding loser who dons Timmy Mallet glasses to entertai... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
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Mark Olver - Ramble On
Mark Olver spends an hour and a half each day searching for naked people on Google Earth – porn’s just too easy these days. Having won the World Cup on Pro E... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
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Penny Dreadfuls: Aeneas Faversham Forever
"Caper" is a word underused in modern English. Today’s action/adventure/thrillers are replete with special effects, but the Victorian notion of the cap... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
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Josh Howie: Chosen
Josh Howie is a spiritual man. He was brought up a Buddhist, took part in a Native American 'vision-quest' – a 24 hour search for his sacred animal, an... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
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Rob Deering: Boobs 2008
If there's one thing that's sure to attract laughter from a tipsy Fringe crowd hankering for comedy, it's boobs. So Rob Deering's new show – imaginativ... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
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Will Hodgson - Chippenham On My Shoulder
Will Hodgson is a squat, heavily tattooed man. If it weren’t for the hair—close cropped and pink—and his sort of meek schoolboy gaze, he wo... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008 -
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Hils Barker - Exhibitionist!
The modern age gets it in the neck from Hils Barker in this classy and irreverent stand up act. From the outset she exudes an infectious charm and sense of ... Read more »| 03 Aug 2008